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Nellie McKnight 1881–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Jun 1881

Birth Location: Pixley Twp., Clay Co., IL

Death Date: 01 Jan 1959

Death Location: Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay Co., IL

Father: Joseph McKnight

Mother: Victoria Coggan

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In 1881, Nellie McKnight entered the world in Pixley Twp., Clay Co., IL, born to Joseph Lewis Mcknight And Victoria Mariah Coggan. Nellie McKnight married Leslie F Bressenden. Nellie McKnight passed away in 1959 in Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay Co., IL.

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Biography

  • In 1881, Nellie McKnight entered the world in Pixley Twp., Clay Co., IL, born to Joseph Lewis Mcknight And Victoria Mariah Coggan.
  • Nellie McKnight married Leslie F Bressenden.
  • Nellie McKnight passed away in 1959 in Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay Co., IL.

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Nellie McKnight's Ancestors

Self
Nellie McKnight
1881–1959
Birth Place: Pixley Twp., Clay Co., IL
Parents
Joseph Lewis McKnight
1857–1934
Victoria (Mariah) Coggan
1860–1940
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
James (Anderson) McKnight
1829–1895
Orleans, Orange Co., IN
Susannah Lewis
1830–1906
KY
Great-Grandparents
Joseph McKnight
1805–1881
McCollough
1808–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger McKnight
1767–1851
Lydia Elrod
1767–1844

Nellie McKnight's Timeline

3 Records

1881
08 Jun 1881
Birth of Nellie McKnight in Pixley Twp., Clay Co., IL
Pixley Twp., Clay Co., IL
1959
01 Jan 1959
Age 78
Nellie McKnight - Will in Flora, Clay Co., IL; Will: Filed
Flora, Clay Co., IL; Will: Filed
1959
01 Jan 1959
Age 78
Death of Nellie McKnight in Flora, Clay Co., IL
Flora, Clay Co., IL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Jun 1881
    Event Place: Pixley Twp., Clay Co., IL
    Record Source:
    [1] Clay County, IL Register of Births, Book 1, p. 134, #3530
    [2] delossmcknight.FTW
    [3] McKnight Genealogy, 1738-1981, and Allied Families, p. 61

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Will
    Event Date: 01 Jan 1959
    Event Place: Flora, Clay Co., IL; Will: Filed
    Record Source: delossmcknight.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 16 Mar 2004
    Record Source: delossmcknight.FTW

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Jan 1959
    Event Place: Flora, Clay Co., IL
    Record Source:
    [1] delossmcknight.FTW
    [2] McKnight Genealogy, 1738-1981, and Allied Families, p. 61

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay Co., IL
    Record Source:
    [1] delossmcknight.FTW
    [2] McKnight Genealogy, 1738-1981, and Allied Families, p. 61

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